The Chen Laiyong 陈来永

The Chen Laiyong 陈来永

Paul Peng
Chen Laiyong (?—1895) was a native of Gui'an, Huzhou (now part of Zhejiang Province) in the late Qing Dynasty.

His Taoist title was Wuxin, and his late-life title was Baoyun.

His original name was Fu, with the courtesy name Zixiang. He served as a dian shi (clerk in charge of documents and archives) in Shanxi Province. In the tenth year of the Xianfeng reign (1860), wars broke out in Jiangsu Province, so he abandoned his official post and returned to Hangzhou, making a living by teaching disciples to support his mother. In the eleventh year (1861), Hangzhou fell, and Laiyong was captured.

In the first year of the Tongzhi reign (1862), Huzhou also fell. Laiyong escaped, returned home to look for his mother, but finally failed to find her.

Thus, he fled to Yuanchao and became a Taoist priest.

Living in the mountains, he was indifferent with no hobbies and calm with no pursuits, never stepping out of the mountains for nearly 20 years.

He passed away in the twenty-first year of the Guangxu reign (1895). His disciples privately conferred on him the posthumous title of "Mr. Xiaojie" (Mr. Filial and Upright). He was the 13th-generation Grand Patriarch of the Longmen School.
Paul Peng — Zhengyi Taoist Priest, Longhu Mountain

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Paul Peng

Paul Peng is a Zhengyi Taoist priest from Longhu Mountain, Jiangxi — the ancestral home of the Celestial Masters' tradition. Ordained at 25 after a dream from the Celestial Master, he has practiced for 25 years under Master Zeng Guangliang. He is one of the curators of this store, which is officially authorized by Tianshi Fu. All items are consecrated at the temple by the resident priest team.

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